December 20, 2012, 2:03PM

Matt Vis and Tony Campbell play St. Claude Avenue Monopoly during the opening of the Spaces exhibit at the CAC, which would become the focus of an artist protest -- photo by Ted Jackson / NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

December 17, 2012, 6:02PM

"So many of us in New Orleans already eat and drink like the world is coming to an end tomorrow and when it doesn't, we don't have to change anything. At its heart it's the same benevolent nihilism all over again." - sportscaster Ron Swoboda reacting to the impending Mayan apocalypse. (Photo by Chris Granger)

December 17, 2012, 6:02PM

The Acro-Cats are not showing any particular oncoming Mayan apocalypse anxiety at this time, trainer Samantha Martin said. In fact they seem kind of lazy. But, she said, they might not have picked up on the coming catastrophe just yet.